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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

Ruins of First Baptist Church, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005

Debris field of scattered bricks and a stripped, broken tree surround a lone concrete block structure; in the foreground a leaning sign reads "First Baptist Church, Grand Chenier, SBC" with service times.

Collection

Rita

Ruins of First Baptist Church, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Ruins of First Baptist Church, Grand Chenier/Louisiana, December 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2670.